The coloured part of the main shoot of my Guzmania dried completely. The plant has two new shoots that are still green. I wonder if I can cut off the dried part or maybe the main shoot completely? How will that affect the plant? I don't mind if it doesn't look pretty, I just don't want it to look ill or damaged.

Guzmania's are monocarpic, i.e. they only make on flower then die, so you can cut the dry part.

The new shoots or 'pups' that you mention can be removed or severed from the mother plant once they are one-third to one-half the size of the parent plant.

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Don't expect the bromeliad to flower right away. It can take a few years for the plant to reach mature blooming size. Once the plant reaches maturity you can force the plant to flower by placing the plant in a clear plastic bag and throw a ripe apple inside the bag for 7 to 10 days. The ripe apple will give off ethylene gas and will help force the plant to flower.

_________________"But no one puts flowers
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Thanks for the reply Protein.
So that way I will end up with just the main shoot with the top missing? It won't look very nice, will it?
So Guzmanias are nice just for a short period and then...
Well what if I left the pups? It actually looks nicer with them and they're already bigger than one-half of the main part...

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